Leadership development is often a key topic for companies. And leadership development is becoming more difficult. Why? ​The environment has changed – it is more complex, volatile, and unpredictable. The skills needed for leadership have also changed – more complex and adaptive thinking abilities are needed. The methods we use to develop leaders has not…

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released a recent report which contains some sobering statistics for the HR industry. 68% of HR professionals reported that the current talent recruiting conditions are challenging. The most impacted were the health, manufacturing, and social assistance sectors. This is an interesting shift in the market from the time…

Leadership in corporate America evolves through trends and transformations that are reflective of American culture. In recent years, the practice of authenticity has been encouraged and rewarded in leadership by companies. How does authenticity create value for the organization? What makes it so integral to leadership? Moreover, on a broad scale authenticity encourages people in…

The newest research finds that HR as a field is changing. The Deloitte Human Capital Trends 2017 study states that: “Consider your employee your number one stakeholder. They, in turn will take care of your customers, who in turn will take care of your shareholders”. This is a new paradigm for HR which in the…

Strategic planning is a process that when done right can set an organization on the road to excellence. When a fundamental change happens or every few years, the internal and external stakeholders sit down and discuss where the organization has been, where it stands, and where it is headed. They consider the changes or opportunities…

There are fundamental differences between leadership and management that apply to any organization. This is especially pertinent regarding leading organizational change, and how the winning combination of great management and strategic leadership takes an organization to a new level. Many people think leadership and management are interchangeable terms, versions of the same concept. John Kotter,…

As far as leadership development goes, the military is a fine example of how ordinary men can be made into extraordinary men. A good motto for leadership is: “to have the heart of a servant with the confidence and preparedness of a general”. Just like the military, the business environment can be full of uncertainty…

Each organization has a life of its own. Whether the organizational culture is dynamic and healthy, or dysfunctional and erratic is hard to tell at a glance. Organizations are often like puzzles compromised of varied little pieces that act as a whole. IBM did a study where it found that the barrier to change in…

How much does leadership development help organizational performance? Statistics show that 40% of people are unaffected by leadership development. That means that 60% of the people in an organization are carrying the additional load. The promise of employee engagement, increase in productivity, and improvement in customer service are partially unfulfilled by the statistical outcomes of…

In my world, we often talk about STEM. So what is STEM? STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering and Math. Why should we care about STEM? STEM jobs are growing faster than any other U.S. sector. STEM encourages critical thinking and real-world application People in STEM fields can expect to earn 26 percent more money…